Poultry-coop.



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To all whom it may concern.'

rUNTED S Specicaton of Letters Patent.

POU'LTBY-COOP.

Application'let Apri124, 1811. Serial 1%.'623g684i.'

Beit known -that I, THODORE P. MOHR, a citi-zen. of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a Poultry-Coop, of' which the following is a full `and complete specification.

My invention is an improvement in poultry-coope, and 'relates more especially Vto that .class in which the coop is adapted to be knocked down or folded so as to occupy` but comparatively little space in transpor-` tation, being an improvement on the coop shown and described in my prior Patent No.

670,325, dated March 19, 1901. I

The primary object of my present invention is to provide a folding 'poultry coop of light const-ruction which can be readily and conveniently f o-lded into compact form to occupy a minimum amount of space, and

when `extended or opened for use will pro-` vide a light 'coop in whichthe foldable parts are securely locked together and thorp oughly braced to produce a durableA structure.

Other objects and advantages of my presentinvention will 'hereinafter appear, and

` what I claim as new and desire to secu-re by Letters-Patent is more specifically set forth in the appended claims.-

In the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of thisspecication: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a folding poultrycoop, constructed in accordance with my invent-ion, showing the parts extended or'arranged for use. Fig. 2 'is a side elevation,

showing the part-s of the coop folded for transportation.- Fig. 3 is an end view of the coop, with theends folded down upon the bot-tom, the dotted lines showing the `top lowered and the sides part-ly folded. Fig. 4: is a longitudinal sectional View through one end of the coop, showing the manner of locking the parts in extended position.

Like numerals of reference indicate 'like parts in all the figures of the drawings. In carrying out my present invention the top 5 and bottom '6 are preferably made up of wood, the'bottom consisting. of several boards suitably connected togethenan'd the top comprising longitudinal strips and connecting end pieces, to form an open frame of light construct1on,-the 1epen spaces of said top being coveredby` wire-netting, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. At the outer edges of the end pieces of the top are attached' bat-tens 7, `which project below the top, for the purpose hereinafter explained. The. sides and ends of the coop are formed in the present instance of wire frames covered by wire-netting, said 4frames being constructed in a particular manner so that they may be folded "inward and the top lowered upon thesame close to the bottom, thereby `forming a compact device for vconvenience in transportation.

Each side' of the coop vconsists of two wire frames or sections 8 and 9, hinged `together and to the top and bottom of the Coop, re-

` spectively. The wire-frameconstituting the MPRICE'.

'THEODORE P. MOI-Ht, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIA..

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sect-ion 9 of the-side of the coop is rectangle.

lar in shape and is connected at one of its' longitudinal sides tothe bottom. 6 by means of staples 10, permitting said section to ,swingu down upon the bottom of the coop.

The other frame or section 8 of the side of tom of the coop,said frames 12 being hingedly connected at their lower end to the bottom of the coop by staples 10, whereby said end frames may be'swung down to rest flat upon the bottom of the coop, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.

All the frames, constituting the sides and ends of the coop are covered by poultrywire-netting 15, 'attached by bending the wire of the netting around the wire -of the Vframes as shown in the drawings.

When the ends 12 of the coop are in upright position between the hinged sides they are prevented from swinging outward by means .of the depending battens 7 and for the purpose of securely' locking said end frames in this position each end of the. top 5 of the coop is provided on its underside with a spring catch 13, the hook-end of whichV passes upward through an opening 14 in the top so thatthe tai1-end 13 ofsaid catch may rest on. the top and thereby limit the downward movement of the engaging portion of the catch, as well as .provide lside wires of the frames 12 provided with studs', 12?, which may take into the eyes, whereby at each corner of t-he'coop the adjoining wires of the sections 8,V 9 and 12 are connected togeth'er so'as to reinforce each other in supporting the top. i

Access to the inner side of 4the coop is provided for by means of an opening in the. top between two of the longitudinal strips,

said opening being covered by a hinged door 1G, constructed of wire, the outer or free end of the door being bent downward, as at 16,ito frictionall)1 engage the rod or crossbar 17l `at one side of the opening.

.ll'vhen the coop is arranged for use in holding poultry the sectionalsides and t-he end frames are disposed vertically between the position by the locking means hereinbefore described.- In this condition the device presents a very light and lconvenient coop, possessing the required strength, and may be handled in the same manner as an ordinary box-coop for shipping poultry from one place to another. lVhen it is desired to return the coop empty the same maybe folded to occupy comparatively little y, space for economy in transportation, permitting quite a number of t. e folded coops to be stacked one upon another. In folding t-he coop it is only necessary to release the end frames 12 and fold them down upon the bott-om G, and

(see Fig. 3), which permits the top to be lowered upon the bottom so as to inclose the wire frames between them, the battens 7 of the top resting against the ends of the bottom, as shown in F ig. 2. When folded in vthis manner theparts arey secured together by means of plates 18 attached to .the side edges of the top engaging pins 19 projecting from the side edges of the bottom.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. In a folding coop, the combination with a top and a bottom, of sides each consisting of two frames hingedly connected to each other and to the top and bott-om, respectively, to fold in ".'ardly one upon the other, elongried eyes forming a part ofthe hinge then fold the sectional side frames inward,

kconnection between the aforesaid frames and projecting inwardlyfwhen the frames are disposed vertically on a line with. each other, and end frames each comprising a rectangular wire frame vhingedly connected to the Vbottom and having inwardly-projecting Astuds formed integrally with the-side members thereof to engage in the elongated eyes on the foldable sides and brace the latter ;y together with means carriedby the top for engaging and holding the ends of,

Y other and to the top and bottom, respectively, to fold inwardly one upon 4the other,

elongated eyes forming a part/of the hinge connection between the aforesaid frames andprojecting inwardly'when the frames are disposed verticallyv o-n a line with each other, and endframes each comprising a rectangular wire frame. hingedly connected to the bottom and having inwardly-project ing studs formedintegrally with the', sidev members thereof to engage in the elongated eyes on the foldable sides and brace the lat-'- ter; together with battens attached yto the` ends of the vtop to depend below the same and form stops for the swinging end frames, and means for holding the `end frames against the battens.

3. In a folding coop, the combination with a top and a bottom, of sides each consisting of two frames hingedly connected to each other and to the top and bottom, respectively, to fold 1inwardly one upon the other, n

elongated eyes forming a part of the hinge connecti/onrbetween the aforesaid frames and prbjecting inwardly when the frames are disposed vertically on a line with each other, and Ven d frames each comprising a rect-angular wire frame hingedly connected to the bottom and having inwardly-projecting studs formed integrally with the` side members thereof to engage in the elongatedv eyes on the foldable sides and brace the latter; together with battens secured to the ends ofthe top to depend below the same, and form stops for the end frames when raised, and dat springs let int-o the top and having depending bentwends engaging the end frames of the coop to hold them againstv the battens and in locked engagement with the sides,lsubstantially as shown and for' the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my nameto this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEODORE P; MOHR. `Vitnesses:

J. H. VAN HoRssEn,

FISE. 

